destine
verb (used with object)
to set apart for a particular use, purpose, etc.; design; intend.
have destined
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present perfectof destine.present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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Some Cubs fans seem to relish theories about how curses or karma have destined the Cubs for failure.
From Washington Post ● Sep. 30, 2016
It's often said in the Middle East that "faith is destiny," and though Assad's Alawite faith could have destined him to obscurity, he seemed to have a higher belief--in himself.
From Time Magazine Archive
I am quite aware, sir, how ill qualified I am to play the conspicuous part in society you have destined for me; and, luckily, I am not ambitious of the wealth I might acquire.
From Rob Roy — Volume 01 by Sir Walter Scott
And this line Agricola seems to have destined as the boundary of the Empire.
From The Works of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke, Vol. 07 (of 12) by Edmund Burke
From his birth, I have destined Constantine to the Greek throne.
From Joseph II. and His Court by L. (Luise) Mühlbach
